I have been a self-taught, professional artist since the early 70's when I worked with my identical twin sister, Patricia Shelton, under the pen name "The Brown Twins." At that time, inspired by fantasy artists such as twins Greg and Tim Hildebrant, Frank Frazetta and Boris, I began a lucrative career in art that involved air-brushed paintings on vans, show cars and motorcycle tanks. In the meantime I worked in oils and acrylics doing everything from realism to fine art portraiture, all the while learning to perfect my skills.

Fantasy Art has always been first and foremost my favorite art genre. My subjects are derived from mythology, religion and childhood inspirations and are described as being whimsical, provocative and sometimes controversial.

I've exhibited my work in numerous shows and competitions and received honorable news-media attention including 'full page' stories I've shared with my twin in top Kentucky newspapers such as; The Lexington Herald Leader and the Cincinnati Enquirer. We were also featured twice in one year on W.Y.M.T. t.v. a local NBC affiliate which, aside from our fantasy art, gained us wide-recognition as "the twins that painted together on the same canvas."

I have resided now for the past 13 years in East Tennessee, near the Great Smoky Mountains, with my husband and two children. My individual art career now includes residential and commercial murals, Trompe L' Oeils, custom art designs/illustrations and contemporary fantasy art.  In addition to working on commissions, I teach private art lessons and I am a member of The Arts & Culture Alliance of Knoxville and Fine Art Blount in East TN.  My paintings are worldwide and in private collections of well known celebrities such as John Mellancamp and Sissy Spacek. My hobbies include bird-watching, raising bullmastiffs and writing children's books.

Artist's Statement:

"My style of painting consists of a combination of Realism and Fantasy Art. This enables me to take on more challenging requests from my clients and produce dramatic results that are difficult for most artist to achieve. I feel my talent is a "gift" from God and I am grateful for the joy it brings to my life and others."